The annual World Beer Awards has revealed the winners in its 2022 competition. There were more than 3,200 beers from more than 50 countries entered into this year’s awards. An international and highly respected judging panel blind tasted and scored the entries across three rounds of judging to identify the best beers in 10 categories.
As the world has been returning to normal, so has the World Beer Awards. After moving online for two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, all tastings for the 2022 competition were held in person again. With heats in Brazil, Chile, Canada, Japan, Germany, the USA, and in the UK for all other entering countries, the awards’ organisers were delighted to welcome back their esteemed judges, some seasoned participants, and some new to the competition.
Adrian Tierney-Jones, Chair of the World Beer Awards, said: “This year the World Beer Awards returned to being judged in person after two years online and I would like to thank the many judges who applied themselves to their tasks with diligence and great professionalism. It was great to see many from around the world. Congratulations naturally go to all the winners whose beers show an exciting snapshot of brewing across the globe today – it is not called the World Beer Awards for nothing and I’m already looking forward to next year’s awards.”
As well as taste quality, design excellence was also judged. With the ever-developing beer industry, the push to get recognised and stand out from the crowd on the shelves has seen some outstanding designs emerging, with a noticeable change to canning.
Listed below are our style winners (the best in the world for each style) and the overall World’s Best in each category.
Note on the awards process – the three stages of judging In each country, category, and style in the first round, normally only one gold, silver and bronze medal are awarded. The gold medal winner then becomes the country winner and moves on to the next round. If there are two gold medal winners, this means their scores were close, however, here as well only the best becomes the country winner. All the titles are score based and winning product has to reach a certain threshold; this is why in some categories you don’t see a country winner or gold, but only a silver or bronze medal. Those do not move forward to the next round. The only exception to the number of medals awarded is if a significant number of products is received in a category, style and country, such as the Lager – Classic Pilsners in Germany. All country winners then compete in round two for the title of World’s Best in their respective style. If successful in the second round, in round three, the World’s Best per style then compete for the title of World’s Best in their respective categories.
Taste Winners
World’s Best
World’s Best Dark Beer
Cap D’Ona Grand Cru Brune
World’s Best Flavoured Beer
Thornbridge Necessary Evil Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
World’s Best IPA
Camba Black Shark
World’s Best Lager
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
World’s Best No & Low Alcohol
The Flying Dutchman Freak Kriek Zero Point Three Feel Free Merry Cherry Beer
World’s Best Pale Beer
Vale Brewing Tropic Ale
World’s Best Sour & Wild Beer
Queue De Charrue Vieille Brune
World’s Best Speciality Beer
Indie Alehouse Vine Song 5
World’s Best Stout & Porter
Original Beer Company Memorable Moments Bullrock Stout
World’s Best Wheat Beer
Schützengarten Weizeneisbock
Style Winners
World’s Best Altbier Ltm Sticke Alt, Canada
World’s Best American Style Brown Ale The Crafty Brewing Company American Style Brown Ale, Ireland
World’s Best Dark Beer Barley Wine Cap D’Ona Grand Cru Brune, France
World’s Best Dark Beer Belgian Style Dubbel Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Dubbel, Brazil
World’s Best Dark Beer Belgian Style Strong Frampton Brasse Nuit D’Automne, Canada
World’s Best English Style Brown Ale Iwate Kura Beer Red Ale, Japan
World’s Best Dark Beer Mild Long Man Brewery Old Man, United Kingdom
World’s Best Dark Beer Strong Gouden Carolus Classic, Belgium
World’s Best Flavoured Chocolate & Coffee Monday Night Brewing Tears Of My Enemies, United States
World’s Best Flavoured Stout & Porter Kentucky Maple Barrel Stout Imperial Stout, United States
World’s Best Flavoured Wild & Sour Beer Oftgrider Brewing Project Chill 53 Lychee Sour Beer, Taiwan
World’s Best Flavoured Fruit & Vegetable Belzébuth Pink, France
World’s Best Flavoured Herb & Spice Spring Valley Daydream, Japan
World’s Best Flavoured Honey & Maple Bilboquet Mackroken Flower, Canada
World’s Best Smoke Beer Taiwind Beer Hanabi Beer, Taiwan
World’s Best Spirit Beer Beer Van Brugge Single Malt Whisky Infused 12.4, Belgium
World’s Best Wood Aged Beer Necessary Evil Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, United Kingdom
World’s Best American Style IPA Reuben’s Brews Crikey Ipa, United States
World’s Best Black IPA Camba Black Shark, Germany
World’s Best English Style IPA Eight Degrees Full Irish, Ireland
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World’s Best Imperial/Double IPA Phinaert Strong Ipa, France
World’s Best Milkshake IPA/New England IPA Uchu Brewing Mars, Japan
World’s Best Session IPA Chaff IPA, United Kingdom
World’s Best Specialty IPA Cinco Chagas Extra Brut Ipa, Portugal
World’s Best Amber/Dark Kellerbier Savoyards Bs Brune, France
World’s Best Bock Samson 1795 Budejovický Speciál Bock, Czech Republic
World’s Best Classic Pilsener Hirsch Pils, Germany
World’s Best Czech Style Pale Cerveza La Sagra La Sagra Premium Lager, Spain
World’s Best Dark Lager Von Trapp Dunkel, United States
World’s Best Dortmunder Mönchshof Landbier, Germany
World’s Best Helles/Münchner Rye River Brewing Company Bidin’ Time Irish Lager, Ireland
World’s Best Hoppy Pilsener Schwarzbräu Ex & Hop, Germany
World’s Best International Lager Brewdog Lost Lager, United Kingdom
World’s Best Light Lager Altenburger Sommerhell, Germany
World’s Best Seasonal Maibock & Helles Bock Alfa Bier Krachtig Dort, Netherlands
World’s Best Seasonal Oktoberfestbier Greif Bräu Anna Festbier, Germany
World’s Best Strong Lager Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock, Germany
World’s Best Vienna Eguzki Ambrée, France
World’s Best Zwickl / Pale Kellerbier Ottakringer Zwickl, Austria
World’s Best No & Low Alcohol Flavoured Clausthaler Grapefruit, Germany
World’s Best No & Low Alcohol IPA Campinas Ipa Zero, Brazil
World’s Best No & Low Alcohol Lager Athletic Brewing Co Athletic Lite, United States
World’s Best No & Low Alcohol Pale Heaps Normal Quiet Xpa, Australia
World’s Best No & Low Alcohol Speciality The Flying Dutchman Freak Kriek Zero Point Three
World’s Best No & Low Alcohol Wheat Beer Franziskaner Alcoholfree Wheat Beer, Germany
World’s Best Pale Beer Amber Stannis Red Sönja, Brazil
World’s Best American Style Pale Ale Bad Attitude Kurt, Switzerland
World’s Best Pale Barley Wine Grolsch Krachtig Kanon, Netherlands
World’s Best Pale Belgian Style Ale Leffe Ambrée, Belgium
World’s Best Pale Belgian Style Blonde Demi De Mêlée , Belgium
World’s Best Pale Belgian Style Strong Artmonster Extreme Pride Republic Of Korea
World’s Best Pale Belgian Style Triple Tongerlo Tripel, Belgium
World’s Best Biére De Garde & Saison Noi Diavolo, Brazil
World’s Best Bitter over 5.5% Fox Hat Red Pelt, Australia
World’s Best Bitter up to 4.5% Vale Brewing Tropic Ale, Australia
World’s Best Brazilian Pale Ale Liberty Juicy Pale Ale, Netherlands
World’s Best Cream Ale Wallenpaupack Brewing Paupack Cream Ale, United States
World’s Best English Style Pale Ale Tinnies Pale Ale, Australia
World’s Best Golden Ale Strandgaper Fris Blond, Belgium
World’s Best Kölsch Phillips Brewing & Malting Cold Snap Kolsch, Canada
World’s Best Seasonal Pale Beer Castelain Summer Ale, France
World’s Best Berliner Weisse Indie Alehouse Slings And Arrows, Canada
World’s Best Catharina Sour Cervejaria Unika Catharina Sour – Caju E Pitanga, Brazil
World’s Best Flanders Red Ale Rodenbach Grand Cru, Belgium
World’s Best Framboise Monday Night Brewing Faithful Instruction, United States
World’s Best Fruit Lambic Lindemans Strawberry, Belgium
World’s Best Gose Ritterguts Gose Original Ritterguts Gose, Germany
World’s Best Gueuze Lindemans Oude Gueuze Cuvée René, Belgium
World’s Best Kriek Lindemans Oude Kriek Cuvée René, Belgium
World’s Best Oud Bruin Queue De Charrue Vieille Brune /Oud Bruin, Belgium
World’s Best Sour & Wild Ale Microbrasserie Le Trou Du Diable L’Ours, Canada
World’s Best Brut Beer Deus , Belgium
World’s Best Experimental Beer Doppelleu Citra Double Wit, Switzerland
World’s Best Gluten-free Beer Trivergence Dipa, United Kingdom
World’s Best Grape Ale Indie Alehouse Vine Song 5, Canada
World’s Best Heritage beer Microbrasserie Moulin 7 Grisette, Canada
World’s Best Rice Beer Kankiku Brewery Ocean Rice Ale, Japan
World’s Best Rye Beer La Bergère Dorée, France
World’s Best Imperial Stout Original Beer Company Bullrock Stout, Republic Of Korea
World’s Best Milk Stout Cassels Milk Stout, New Zealand
World’s Best Oatmeal Stout Belhaven Scottish Oat Stout, United Kingdom
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World’s Best Porter Reuben’s Brews Robust Porter, United States
World’s Best Stout Nasukohgen Nasu Royal Stout, Japan
World’s Best Strong Porter Õllenaut Must Eksport, Estonia
World’s Best Sweet Stout BlackPig Brewing Company O’Piggy, Switzerland
World’s Best American Style Wheat Beer Veldensteiner Mandarina Bavaria, Germany
World’s Best Bavarian Style Hefeweiss Grolsch Puur Weizen, Netherlands
World’s Best Belgian Style Witbier Nepo Blanche Combawa, France
World’s Best Dark Wheat Beer Ayinger Urweisse, Germany
World’s Best Hoppy Wheat Beer Maisel & Friends Jeff’s Bavarian Ale, Germany
World’s Best Kristal Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier, Germany
World’s Best Strong Wheat Beer Schützengarten Weizeneisbock, Switzerland
Presented by the World Beer Awards, the Icons of Beer celebrate all from brew masters and ambassadors to retailers to breweries, honouring those who have worked tirelessly to produce and promote beer. Harnessing more than 20 years’ experience promoting industry greats through our Icons of Whisky we are proud to have the launched the Icons of Beer in 2021, giving recognition to people and places in the industry as well as products.
Brewery of the Year
Pott’s Brauerei GmbH
Highly Commended
Brasserie du Mont Blanc
Micro Brewery of the Year
Indie Alehouse
Brewer of the Year
Sylvain Chiron, Brasserie du Mont Blanc
Campaign Innovator of the Year
Not Another Beer Co Ltd
Sustainable Brewery of the Year
Sas Brasserie Lilloise
Visitor Attraction of the Year
Belhaven Brewery
Bar / Pub Group of the Year
Beer Barn
All medalists and design winners can be found after the announcement as above on https://www.worldbeerawards.com/winner-beer/beer/2022/taste. For any image requirements, please get in touch using the contact details at the bottom of this release.
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For further information, please contact Anita Ujszaszi, Awards Director, Tel: +44 (0) 1603 633 808 or Email: anitau@paragraph.co.uk.